Elesa develops new line of antimicrobial components

ELESA has developed a line of components, SAN Antimicrobial, made of self-sanitising technopolymer containing inorganic silver ion-based antimicrobial additives (without active pharmaceutical ingredients, antibiotics or pesticides). 

The additives penetrate the surface of the cell to attack its DNA, preventing the proliferation of unwanted organisms such as microbes, bacteria, and fungi. The metal inserts are in stainless steel.

The silver particles contained in the special technopolymer are distributed throughout the material and not just on the surface, allowing the antimicrobial self-sanitising effect to be maintained unchanged for the entire life cycle of the components, even when there is abrasion on the surfaces.

Designed for mounting on medical and hospital equipment, for rehab and disability aids, pharmaceutical industry machinery, urban and public fittings, these components are free from toxic side effects and resist corrosion, humidity, and to the detergents used during any disinfection, which are in any case required by law in certain types of environments.

The Ag⁺ SILVER IONS WORK by penetrating the cell surface, blocking the enzyme system, and attacking the microbe's DNA, preventing it from reproducing.

The controlled release mechanism of the silver ions allows the inalterability of the antimicrobial characteristics to be prolonged over time, even after numerous washing cycles, as a guarantee of the antimicrobial characteristic of the SAN - Antimicrobial line.

All components of the SAN – Antimicrobial line are supplied with a “Antimicrobial Property of Materials” Compliance Certificate, obtained following tests on samples of material in accredited laboratories, according to the standards of ISO 22196:2011 (measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces) which is derived from the JIS Z 2801 standard.